Category:Creativity
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Posted on May 16, 2022.

3 giant tricks to take your art to the next level from art agent Lilla!

Lilla here. Today we’re going to create magic together! I’m going to teach you three great tricks to create depth (distance) in your artwork, and explain why you might want to do so. It’ll help give your artwork a fresh vibrant edge and be another tool in your ever-growing toolkit. Last week, I published a series of FREE assignments to help you get ready for my LIVE online course, Illustrating Children’s Books, which starts a week today, on Monday, May 23rd! There are still a few places available, so if you’d like to spend five weeks with me and my co-teacher, renowned children’s book art director and author, Zoë Tucker, learning everything there is to know about childen’s picture book illustration, then book your spot now! Over the last week, we’ve created a new character and explored fantastic new worlds – if you missed out then head over to the

Posted on May 13, 2022.

#MATSprep: One weird tip from an art agent: find the magic in your environment

Lilla here. Today I’m going to make you flip out, literally. For the past days, I’ve been sharing some FREE assignments that I created for you to get ready for my online course, Illustrating Children’s Books. I hope you’ll join us: class starts Monday, May 23rd, so book your spot now! Today I’m eager to help you make some magic that will give your picture book illustrations more visual impact. Think about your audience. Children are so in touch with their imaginations: they even live in fantasy land a great deal of the time! They are going to love the imaginative worlds that you create: whether it’s dreamy, moody, whimsical or witty, digging deep into a manuscript and creating all those little details is one of the most rewarding parts of children’s book illustration. Art by Make Art That Sells student Jenny Miriam, who is now represented by Lilla Rogers

Posted on May 5, 2022.

WIN FREE COURSES in our all-star Zoom event TODAY!

Do you have a burning career question you want to put to a top art agent or brilliant creative director? Do you have questions about any of our courses? Do you want to spend an hour or so in the company of an amazing creative community that will leave you feeling invigorated and inspired? Do you want to win a FREE place on one of our career-changing courses? Can we get a heck yeah? Then join art agent Lilla and the rest of the fabulous Make Art That Sells teachers for a FREE LIVE all-star Zoom event TODAY at 1.30 pm EDT/6.30 pm BST! Click here to find out when it will be on in your time zone, then set a reminder on your phone and stick a Post-it on your sketchbook! Meet your teachers in our FREE all-star Zoom: (l-r) Lilla, Beth, Zoë, Margo, Riley and Tamisha. Don’t miss

Posted on May 4, 2022.

Read how these artists got book deals!

Why should you sign up for Illustrating Children’s Books and save up to 40%? Don’t delay – our big Spring Sale ends TOMORROW! In just five weeks, you’ll build a powerful pitch presentation that contains everything an art director needs to see to give you a children’s book illustration deal … … while learning everything you need to know to land and do the job (like Cat, below, who landed her first deal before she’d even finished the course!) Weekly LIVE reviews to keep you motivated and inspire you to do your very best work (prepare to be amazed by how much your art grows!) Get your art directly in front of top art agent Lilla and renowned children’s book art director Zoë, who are always looking for new talent Right now you can save 20%, or up to a huge 40% when you buy as part of a bundle

Posted on May 1, 2022.

Make Art That Sells courses really work: here’s proof!

Hurry! Our big Spring Sale ends Friday! Imagine getting an email from an art director saying how much they love your art, that they’ve bookmarked your website and that they can’t wait to work with you Imagine getting paid real money to draw pictures – and getting so many jobs that you can pick and choose and have to turn some down Imagine getting The Call from art agent Lilla Rogers! For almost ten years, Make Art That Sells courses have boosted the creative careers of thousands of students across the globe – and we’ve got the receipts to back it up. We’ve got tons of alumni success stories to share – scroll down for some of the most recent, including how one of our students got picked up by Cartoon Network, or head over to our blog for dozens more. Do you want to make a career out of

Posted on April 30, 2022.

Five reasons you need this

Whoop whoop, our big Spring Sale started yesterday, with some brilliant bundles plus 20% off every single one of our career-changing courses! We kicked off with a fabulous LIVE event with art agent Lilla. Lilla led a five minute journaling/sketching exercise, popped up some students live on screen so she could chat direct with them, read us an extract from the book she’s currently writing and gave away FREE places in class to two lucky viewers – if you missed out then catch the replay below! Download your free copy of our gorgeous sale guide to explore everything that’s included in the sale, plus dreamy student art, insightful worksheets from art agent Lilla, teacher bios and more. Get it here. Get it all with My Semester of Art School! Q: What’s My Semester of Art School? A: Simply put, it’s ALL of our raved-about online art courses for the rest

Posted on April 29, 2022.

WIN a FREE place in class TODAY

Do you want to supercharge your illustration career? Do you want to grow your art, fill your portfolio, and make real money doing what you love? Do you want to save up to a massive 40% on our career-making online courses? Then don’t miss out: our big Spring Sale starts TODAY, Friday, April 29th, with 20% off every single course and up to 40% off our fabulous bundles! Get insightful worksheets, gorgeous student art, a handy bundle chooser and the lowdown on everything you can get in our big Spring Sale in our beautiful Sale Guide – get your copy here. Want to explore everything that’s included? Head over to our dedicated sales page here or download your free copy of our gorgeous sale guide here. It contains everything you need to know about the sale, plus stunning student art (maybe yours!), insightful worksheets from art agent Lilla, teacher bios

Posted on April 27, 2022.

HUGE NEWS: Win a live review with Riley! Plus get your FREE Sale Guide

Our popular course, My Toy Pitch, is a one-of-a-kind, innovative online course that will teach you how to turn play into pay. Taught by art agent Lilla Rogers and art agent, creative director and inventor of the smash hit Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel Game, Riley Wilkinson, you’ll explore the booming and increasingly art-driven toy and game market, and create five ready-to-send pitches for unique toys and games featuring your gorgeous art. Since its launch last year, My Toy Pitch has run as a live course, but it’s now available for the rest of 2022 as a self-paced course before running as a LIVE course again in 2023. This means that you get instant access as soon as you sign up! Get INSTANT ACCESS to all of this incredible content: Five assignments to help you create stunning art-driven pitches for toys and games, ready to send off Four mood boards to support

Posted on April 21, 2022.

Get a children’s book illustration deal! Student success stories

Make Art That Sells courses really work. We’ve got dozens of success stories to share, from students at every stage of their journey, from setting up a new website or having the courage finally to send that email, all the way up to landing incredible book deals and representation. Why are Make Art That Sells students so successful? Here are just some of the reasons why: You’ll learn everything you need to know to get the gig: this is real world learning from experts. Our teachers, including top art agent Lilla Rogers, brilliant children’s book art director and author Zoë Tucker, renowned creative director Margo Tantau and smash-hit game creator Riley Wilkinson, have decades of industry experience under their belts. That means that not only do they have tons of insight to share, but they can teach you how to present your art so that you’re showing art directors, publishers

Posted on April 7, 2022.

Open NOW for your third FREE illustration assignment!

Lilla here. I hope you’re enjoying this series of illustration assignments. I’ve loved seeing the art that you’re creating, so please keep sharing it! BIG NEWS: If you want more assignments like this, plus live reviews, video lessons, downloadable worksheets and more to help your creative career flourish, then look out for the big Make Art That Sells Spring Sale, which starts later this month, on April 29th. There will be discounts on every single one of my courses, plus some exciting bundles to give your art career a boost along with even bigger savings – don’t miss it! I’ll be kicking off the sale with a FREE live Zoom event on Friday, April 29th at 12 noon EDT/5 pm BST – please join me! I’ll be answering your questions, popping up some students live on screen to chat and answer their career queries, maybe doing career tarot, and giving